If you buy beef on credit from the Peulhs,*
You must repay them on time.
If you buy meat on credit from the butchers,
You must repay them on time.
If you buy fish on credit from the fishermen,
You must repay them on time.

If you buy an onion on credit from the Dogon,*
You must repay them on time.
If you borrow money on credit from the Marka,*
You must repay them on time.
If you buy clothes on credit from friends,
You must repay them on time.

If you buy shoes on credit from friends,
You must repay them on time.
If you borrow money from an organization,
You must repay them on time.
If you borrow money from your brothers on credit,
You must repay them on time.

If you couldn’t repay them on time,
Don’t be shamed by the creditors.
If you couldn’t repay them on time,
You mustn’t quarrel endlessly with the creditors...